FOUCHERES, France Client: La Commune Foucheres Country: France Length of Pipe: 5500 m No. of Valves: 76 Volume of Flow: 5 litres / second Specialist Feature: River and rail crossings The village of Foucheres is situated approximately 150km South East of Paris near the town of Troyes. The village was served by septic tanks which overflowed at times when the water table was high. Collection of sewage using a conventional gravity system was difficult due to the ground conditions. The River Seine and the local railway line also had to be negotiated several times, which further added to the difficulty of in- stalling a sewerage system. Using vacuum technology these problems were overcome by shallow digging and fixing small diameter pipes to the bridge. As illustrated o

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